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Sat, Nov 5, 2011·Prudential Center, Newark

Winnipeg Jets 2, New Jersey Devils 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 85% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WPG08072800223
NJD09260815328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P2 4:08NJDPatrik EliasAssists: Dainius Zubrus, Bryce Salvador · Slap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 12:59NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Zach Parise · Backhand, 0.11 xG0–2
  3. P3 6:43WPGMark FloodAssists: Dustin Byfuglien · Slap, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P3 17:15WPGJim SlaterAssists: Mark Flood, Dustin Byfuglien · Snap, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. OT 1:28NJDAdam HenriqueGWGAssists: Zach Parise, Adam Larsson · Snap, 0.12 xG2–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 11:54NJDPatrik Elias: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 15:42NJDMark Fraser: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 15:42WPGChris Thorburn: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 15:33NJDAnton Volchenkov: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 16:26WPGDustin Byfuglien: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 10:50NJDDavid Clarkson: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 19:12WPGEvander Kane: Hooking2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
45% to win55% to win
← WPG attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Elias
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNJD
23Shots on goal28
1.3Expected goals3.4
38Shot attempts37
36Faceoffs won15
3Power plays2
9Penalty minutes11
23Hits23
4Blocked shots7
1Giveaways4
4Takeaways8

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestThorburn – Slater – Glass7:24

    xG 0.25–0.07 (78%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Wellwood – Ladd – Little15:07

    xG 0.24–0.30 (45%)attempts 7–6goals 1–1

  3. McArdle – Stapleton – Maxwell3:08

    xG 0.00–0.18 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–1

  4. Wheeler – Kane – Burmistrov16:47

    xG 0.54–0.77 (41%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFlood – Byfuglien15:42

    xG 0.60–0.55 (52%)attempts 16–8goals 2–1

  2. Oduya – Byfuglien2:59

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Flood – Bogosian2:26

    xG 0.08–0.09 (49%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestSykora – Elias – Zubrus11:56

    xG 0.44–0.12 (78%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  2. Janssen – Pelley – Mills3:48

    xG 0.01–0.02 (39%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Carter – Palmieri – Tedenby11:02

    xG 0.32–0.38 (46%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

  4. Parise – Clarkson – Henrique13:01

    xG 0.41–0.60 (41%)attempts 5–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTallinder – Fayne16:43

    xG 0.55–0.15 (78%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Salvador – Larsson18:32

    xG 0.68–0.41 (62%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0

  3. Volchenkov – Fraser10:53

    xG 0.62–0.44 (59%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

NJD 3.4 xGWPG 1.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 74/100 · #283 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.83 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +38 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 85% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

Simulated goal difference (NJD − WPG), 10,000 replays

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).